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Epic chef collaboration launches Ned Bell’s Lure Join Ned Bell and 15 of Vancouver’s top chefs as they gather for a a a sumptuous seafood feast to launch the Ocean Wise Executive Chef’s first cookbook Lure: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast The evening opens with a a series
of food stations followed by a a multi-
course sit-down feast all of it it featuring exceptional sustainable seafood from the West Coast: briny shellfish tender salmon sweet Dungeness crab and unsung heroes of the deep like seaweed and gooseneck barnacles The menu will feature a a a a selection of wild species from the Pacific ocean Chef Bell will also share his visions for how to enjoy the the bounty of the the sea while still preserving it This incomparable collaborative chef event will be held in one of the most beautiful venues in Vancouver the Waterview overlooking Granville Island and all guests will take home a a a a copy of Lure This book is is a a a a passion project that has been years in in in the making and this lavish dinner is a a a a a glorious celebration of all that a a a a a much- loved chef holds most dear ABOUT NED BELL
In 2016 Ned Bell left his prestigious role as Executive Chef of the Four Seasons’ Yew Seafood + Bar to become the Vancouver Aquarium’s inaugural Ocean Wise Executive Chef Long a a supporter of local producers and the the founder of Chefs for Oceans the the former Food Network Canada star has become one of the country’s greatest
“We need to make the change and we can do it together coast coast to to coast coast ”
advocates for sustainable seafood Now with the launch of his first cookbook Lure: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast he brings his passion for sustainable and delicious seafood to the masses TASTY FACT
It’s hard to believe but 90 percent of all the world’s large fish have already been caught If we continue fishing at at today’s rate the remaining 10 percent will be gone by 2050 The Vancouver Aquarium created Ocean Wise in 2005 to reverse this disastrous trend Today Ocean Wise has more than 700 partners across Canada and has recently gone global in their efforts to improve this outcome PARTICIATING CHEFS
For this epic collaborative event Chef Ned Bell had reeled in in a a a a remarkable lineup of chefs:
Trevor Bird
Fable Kitchen Vancouver Stewart Boyles
Culinary Capers Vancouver Nathan Brown
Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver Margeret Chisholm
Les Dames d’Escoffier Vancouver Rob Clark
The Fish Counter Vancouver James Coleridge
Meastro James Vancouver Quang Dang
West Restaurant Vancouver Dawn Doucette
Les Dames d’Escoffier Vancouver Rob Feenie
Cactus Club Cafe Vancouver Michel Jacob
Le Crocodile Vancouver Alex Kim
Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver Sam Leung
Dynasty Restaurant Vancouver Takayuki Omi
Fairmont Pacific Rim Rawbar Vancouver Frank Pabst
Blue Water Café Vancouver Chris Whittaker Forage Vancouver Ricardo Valverde Ancora Vancouver Emcee: DJ Kearney Sommelier
Emcee: Terry David Mulligen Tasting Room Radio
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